How come everybody wanna treat it like that? Don't wanna loosen your hands Yeah, you dare to look away and let the wheels fall off And you loosen your hands Yeah, but tell me one reason why they can't connect When you loosen your hands Lookin' through that lens the truth comes out Living in pictures Dare to look away and let the real fall out Living in pictures How can anybody wanna see it like that? And you livin' it out Yeah, you're lookin' through the lens where the illusions are rife But you loosen your hands Now tell me one reason why they can't connect And you loosen your hands Lookin' through that lens the truth comes out Living in pictures You can't bear to look away and let the real fall out Living in pictures To me this city makes a lonely sound Living in pictures A scene you love, the illusion is loud Living in pictures Oh, leave it alone with the honest sound Living in pictures I'll be leaving you alone, I hope it all works out Living in pictures Oh, oh, living in pictures Oh, oh yeah, living in pictures